So I'll shoot to get one "review" up here a week. Anything I tweet will be cupping notes from blind cuppings.

If it's fun and I don't offend people whose coffees I cup I'll do it more frequently!

If there is any coffee you would like to see thrown into this social media mess let me know and I'll try to make it happen.

I plan to post reviews of coffees roasted by other roasters here. This first post, however, will be a review from a sample from Coffee Shrub

These notes are from a blind cupping. The coffee being reviewed is Coffee Shrub's Acatenango Gesha.

Positive: Floral, white peach. Milk chocolate, honey, vanilla, butter, cardamom. Incredibly complex. Negative: none.

This is a really stellar coffee. Any amazing demonstration of terroir and variety being distinct yet balanced in the cup. Coffee Shrub

I am expecting some coffees from George Howell Coffee and will post my notes from one (or some) of them next week!

We've all such short memories, don't we? Cold brew is vile. Remember?!

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As always, these cupping notes/scores are from a blind cupping. The coffee reviewed this week is George Howell Coffee's Ethiopian - Reko.

Positive: Mandarin orange, floral - violet, browning sugars on the nose. Stone fruit, cocoa and raspberry, ceylon tea finish. Silky body.

Negative: Touch straw in aroma. While the quality of the body was very nice it was a bit lacking

Overall impression: Beautiful green well roasted. A refined, nuanced and well balanced cup - 88.6

You're always in for a treat tasting a washed Ethiopian from George Howell Coffee - and the Reko is certainly no exception!

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David Stallings I'd like you to review a Swedish roaster. You could get a bag from BÚÐIN NYC #koppicoffee or #dropcoffee

Good idea ryanpoet - thanks for the motivation to continue on with @cup. I'll try to make it into BÚÐIN NYC This Sunday.